Thousands of people read reports of last July’s near collision on the ground at San Francisco International Airport when an Air Canada flight nearly landed on a taxiway. Until the NTSB last week opened the docket of information related to the incident, almost no one realized just how close all the aircraft involved came to being part of a major ground collision.
Close Call at San Francisco Airport was Closer than Anyone Thought
Key Takeaways:
- An Air Canada flight nearly landed on a crowded taxiway instead of the active runway at San Francisco International Airport in July 2017, descending below 100 feet before executing a missed approach.
- The flight crew, conducting a nighttime visual approach, forgot to tune in a navigational backup and became confused, only initiating the go-around after other pilots on the taxiway tried to alert them.
- The tower controller, who was managing combined positions at the time, did not detect the misalignment, leading the FAA to ban this practice at SFO following the incident.
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